One of the hardest aspects of coaching rugby is bringing a team back up after a loss. Sooner or later every team faces defeat, and as a coach, how you deal with this situation will define your quality. I have a background in education, and I have often read theories about how to teach young people the importance of learning to fail well, and I think these principles apply directly to coaches and their teams. So how do you fail ... Read More

Rugby is a hard physical sport, and for players to be successful they will need to have a high level of fitness. In this article I will look at some different methods players can use to prepare themselves for a season of rugby. I will focus on fitness work during three different phases of the year: Off Season, Pre Season, and During the Season. Off Season This is the period starting from the end of the previous season. It is important for any ... Read More

This is a great rugby clip with some amazing tries. Really good to watch this type of stuff, gets the blood pumping and the lads motivated. Read More

Like any sport rugby requires a good deal of training to be successful. You can break your training efforts into a few groups: Strength and Power Strength work is obviously very important to a player's conditioning. Weights are an integral part of strength training and there is a good variety of weight training exercises for players in all positions. It is important to focus on all muscle groups as it is very important that you have strong stomach and lower-back muscles, then, for upper-body ... Read More

I was scanning through youtube to see if I could find any new rugby coaching videos to publish on this site and I came across a fantastic Scrum Tutorial by Rugbyiq: Read More

General: Understand the game of rugby Know our team and players Use the skills of coaching Have the art of leadership Know the Game of Rugby: Understand the traditions and values of the game Know the laws of rugby Know how to select a good team and captain Develop the game plan related to the players’ abilities Develop team, unit and player skills Integrate training with player and game needs Use knowledge of the rugby environment Use a full knowledge of the core skills of rugby Know the Team and Players: Know the players as players and ... Read More